[1] Sati – a self-immolating Hindu goddess. Sati is also an abolished funeral practice, in which widows used to burn themselves on the funeral pyre of their husbands. [2] Altar of fire - Hindu marital vows are made around an altar of fire. [3] Shehnai - a musical wind instrument, made of reed, played during Indian marriages[4] Kali- Hindu Goddess of destruction[5] Hennaed hands – as in Henna designs on hands

Author's note: Bride burning, also known as dowry death, is a form of domestic violence in India, where young brides are burnt to death in kitchen fires by their in-laws, when their families fail to meet dowry demands. Statistics show that one Indian woman, between the age of 15 and 34, is burned to death every hour.